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Wednesday
May022012

Mothering The Fear in Life

I’ve never really led a life of fear. I had a wonder-filled childhood with parents who loved me and, more importantly, whom I adored. Sure we had our sadnesses. Any family does. But, I was gifted with a life full of exploration, dare and future thinking.

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Monday
Apr022012

Happy Trails

Claudia Wright came to me almost 20 years ago, bright, blue-eyed and quick as lightning. She leaves the same way.  

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Wednesday
Mar072012

Taking A Ride Along Sunset Boulevard

I believe in the transformation of performance. That is, I have personally been a part of change while sitting in a dark theater witnessing extraordinary theater. There is a power that sound and light has over me. Swells of strings, the pierce of a strong voice and the power of movement transfix me. I guess that is what theater is all about.

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Thursday
Mar012012

The Wisdom of Ellers

Was Karl Eller speaking to me at the Arizona Centennial Fandago! Gala? Perhaps he was speaking to you? With Stevie, his wife of nearly six decades, he confessed his gratitude for the Grand Canyon state. He told Fandango! guests that Arizona was the home that allowed his family to flourish and take on challenges.

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Wednesday
Feb222012

The Shapiros - A Fond & Funny Memory

I have had a few weeks to process the lives of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro. First of all, I NEVER called him Lawrence, only Dr. Shapiro. In fact, it’s even hard for me to type his first name at all. Dr. Shapiro was always such a man of import and I revered him as a man of medicine.

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